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Mineraloid (Impact Glass)

Browse mineraloid (impact glass) specimens identified by the Rock Identifier community.

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Maskelynite

Pseudotachylite

Pseudotachylite

Moldavite

Suevite

Green Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag) — Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Green Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica / Glassy Blast Furnace Slag

Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Goldstone (Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made glass

Goldstone

Aventurine Glass (Man-made glass with copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made glass

Opalite (Synthetic Opalite Glass) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalite Glass

mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass

mineraloid (man-made)

Slag Glass (Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)) — Mineraloid / Industrial Waste

Slag Glass

Amorphous Silica Glass (with metal oxide inclusions)

Mineraloid / Industrial Waste

Opaline Glass (Opalite) (Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass) — Mineraloid (Man-made)

Opaline Glass (Opalite)

Synthetic Silicon Dioxide Glass

Mineraloid (Man-made)

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag) (Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)) — Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Slag (Industrial Glass Slag)

Amorphous Silicate Glass (often containing Al, Ca, Mg, and Ti oxides)

Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Probable amber fragment (Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)) — gemstone

Probable amber fragment

Amber (fossilized plant resin; chiefly amorphous organic resin, commonly dominated by succinite)

Amber (and Citrine Quartz) (Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — Organic Mineraloid and Mineral

Amber (and Citrine Quartz)

Succinite (Amber) and Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Organic Mineraloid and Mineral

Opalite (Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)) — Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)

Opalite

Synthetically produced glass (Silicon Dioxide with metallic inclusions)

Mineraloid (Man-made Glass)

Green Glass Slag (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities) — mineraloid (man-made)

Green Glass Slag

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metal oxide impurities

mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalite Glass (Silicon Dioxide)

mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite (Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)) — mineraloid (man-made)

Opalite

Synthetic Opalized Glass (SiO2 + additives)

mineraloid (man-made)

Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2) — Mineraloid (Man-made origin)

Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (Glass) SiO2

Mineraloid (Man-made origin)

Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz') (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives) — Mineraloid (Man-made)

Green Glass (often marketed as 'Obsidian' or 'Green Quartz')

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with copper or chromium additives

Mineraloid (Man-made)

Amber (Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)) — Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)

Amber

Succinicum (Organic compound, primarily C10H16O)

Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)

Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety) (Succinite (C10H16O)) — Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)

Baltic Amber (Butterscotch or Egg Yolk Variety)

Succinite (C10H16O)

Organic Gemstone (Mineraloid)

Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal Waste) (Artificial silicate/ferro-silicate byproduct) — Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Slag (Industrial Glass/Metal Waste)

Artificial silicate/ferro-silicate byproduct

Mineraloid (Industrial byproduct)

Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct) (Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)) — Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)

Ferruginous Slag (Iron Smelting Byproduct)

Anthropogenic Vitreous Silicate (often containing Fayalite: Fe2SiO4)

Mineraloid/Anthropogenic (Technofossil)

Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper) (Chalcedony (SiO₂)) — Mineral (or mineraloid if microcrystalline)

Chalcedony (or a variety of Chalcedony, likely Agate or Jasper)

Chalcedony (SiO₂)

Mineral (or mineraloid if microcrystalline)

Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass) (Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants) — Mineraloid (Synthetic/Man-made)

Cullet Glass (Strawberry Glass)

Amorphous Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with metallic dopants

Mineraloid (Synthetic/Man-made)

Sea Glass (Frosted Glass) (Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives) — Man-made material (Anthropogenic 'mineraloid')

Sea Glass (Frosted Glass)

Amorphous Silica (SiO2) with various additives

Man-made material (Anthropogenic 'mineraloid')

Green Sea Glass (Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides) — mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)

Green Sea Glass

Amorphous Silica (man-made glass), SiO2 + additive metal oxides

mineraloid / anthropogenic (man-made origin)

Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass) (Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)) — mineraloid / man-made material

Goldstone (Synthetic Aventurescence Glass)

Cuprous Aventurescent Glass (Silicon Dioxide with Copper inclusions)

mineraloid / man-made material

Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White) (Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)) — Mineraloid (Anthropogenic/Man-made rock)

Sea Glass (specifically Frosted White)

Amorphous Silica (substance: Sodium-calcium silicate glass)

Mineraloid (Anthropogenic/Man-made rock)

Precious Coral (Corallium rubrum (Calcium carbonate with trace carotene)) — Organic gemstone / Sedimentary mineraloid

Precious Coral

Corallium rubrum (Calcium carbonate with trace carotene)

Organic gemstone / Sedimentary mineraloid

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions) — Mineral/Mineraloid within a rock matrix

Aventurine (likely Green Aventurine)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) with mineral inclusions

Mineral/Mineraloid within a rock matrix

Sand Grain (Quartz) (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — sedimentary

Sand Grain (Quartz)

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Dark mafic rock, likely basalt (Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides) — igneous

Dark mafic rock, likely basalt

Basalt; primarily plagioclase feldspar and pyroxene, commonly with olivine and iron oxides

Quartzite Pebble (Quartzite (SiO2)) — metamorphic

Quartzite Pebble

Quartzite (SiO2)

Quartz Pebble (Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz Pebble

Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)

Tumbled green aventurine (probable) (Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite mica inclusions) — mineral

Tumbled green aventurine (probable)

Quartz, SiO₂, with fuchsite mica inclusions

Carbonado (Black Diamond) (Carbonado (Polycrystalline Diamond)) — mineral

Carbonado (Black Diamond)

Carbonado (Polycrystalline Diamond)

Snowflake Obsidian (Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions) — igneous

Snowflake Obsidian

Volcanic Glass with Cristobalite inclusions

Blue topaz (likely treated) (Topaz, Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂) — gemstone

Blue topaz (likely treated)

Topaz, Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂

Metallic iron meteorite fragments (probable) (Iron meteorite, chiefly kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) with possible taenite) — meteorite

Metallic iron meteorite fragments (probable)

Iron meteorite, chiefly kamacite (α-(Fe,Ni)) with possible taenite

Muscovite (KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2) — mineral

Muscovite

KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

Quartz (River Pebble) (Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)) — mineral

Quartz (River Pebble)

Quartz (Silicon Dioxide - SiO2)

Rhodonite (Rhodonite (MnSiO3)) — Mineral

Rhodonite

Rhodonite (MnSiO3)

Mahogany Obsidian (Obsidian (SiO2 + Fe2O3)) — igneous

Mahogany Obsidian

Obsidian (SiO2 + Fe2O3)

Fire Opal (in matrix) (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — Mineraloid

Fire Opal (in matrix)

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)

Precious Opal (Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)) — mineraloid

Precious Opal

Hydrated Silica (SiO2·nH2O)